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On the recordMarch 25, 2014
I am very concerned that sequestration--those indiscriminate, automatic cuts--are going to kick back in in 2016 if we don't act.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Senator Collins warns about the potential return of sequestration cuts in 2016.

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